tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post8196035770039400526..comments2018-05-21T10:21:02.637-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: Wordless Wednesday....Sort of....What Can You Tell Me About This?EHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-52143646862797251962006-12-21T13:01:00.000-05:002006-12-21T13:01:00.000-05:00Great picture. Until I read the info on your lates...Great picture. Until I read the info on your latest post, I was going to ask if the portrait depicted the White House on fire? Hasn't it suffered a fire at least once? The clouds fooled me. To me they look not like clouds just rolling by in the sky, but smoke clouds from fire. Plus all the debris in the front of the White House made me think that some sort of disaster had happened.Anias Ninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854303141967163306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-19584258761855796942006-12-21T11:12:00.000-05:002006-12-21T11:12:00.000-05:00Thanks Firefly!
The official White House website ...Thanks Firefly!<br /><br />The official White House website has the information:<br />http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_b_1792.html<br /><br />A.M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-33118630796245889542006-12-21T07:47:00.000-05:002006-12-21T07:47:00.000-05:00I hope you hurry up and divulge the details. The s...I hope you hurry up and divulge the details. The suspense is killing me!CaliforniaTeacherGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103462772518548058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-4768245218977366082006-12-21T02:42:00.000-05:002006-12-21T02:42:00.000-05:00This is a reproduction of a painting N.C. Wyeth cr...This is a reproduction of a painting N.C. Wyeth created in 1930 for a patriotic poster for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The painting depicted President Washington and architect James Hoban inspecting the uncompleted White House in 1798.<br /><br /><i>And</i> it was used as the Nixon’s official 1971 Christmas card.<br /><br />(At least you left bread crumbs for me to follow this time.) I was already pretty sure it was a N.C. Wyeth painting. ;)Fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971746847531374001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-67837091391489096662006-12-21T01:55:00.000-05:002006-12-21T01:55:00.000-05:00Im not sure but I absolutely would love to hear th...Im not sure but I absolutely would love to hear the answer! you have piqued my curiousity...I will be back, printing out the photo for my children!Tanya Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241405661692387658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-9645111671081774192006-12-20T21:48:00.000-05:002006-12-20T21:48:00.000-05:00So far uisce and kuanyin have the most creative an...So far uisce and kuanyin have the most creative answers. <br /><br />A.M. Whittaker, I'm not sure if those are meant to be continental uniforms.....elementaryhistoryteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-76869350572339007372006-12-20T20:52:00.000-05:002006-12-20T20:52:00.000-05:00This is an example of early propaganda, and the cl...This is an example of early propaganda, and the cloud is meant to convey ominous vibes or inspiration as the case may be. Oh, I know I'm wrong...it must be something way too complicated for my brain to handle with the Christmas buzz...yes, that's the ticket. I'll blame my feeble answer on Christmas overwhelm.Kuanyinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276100828538843919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-4074407466803111432006-12-20T19:45:00.000-05:002006-12-20T19:45:00.000-05:00Thanks for guessing. This painting was done many ...Thanks for guessing. This painting was done many years after 1798 and was used for two purposes none of which had anything to do with the building of the structure.elementaryhistoryteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-30640967728079161882006-12-20T19:01:00.000-05:002006-12-20T19:01:00.000-05:00Interesting WW! Looking forward to answer.Interesting WW! Looking forward to answer.Cats, Goats, Quotes, and Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572114838373292090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-39836214959063641442006-12-20T18:46:00.000-05:002006-12-20T18:46:00.000-05:00Hi,
Thanks for stopping by my Sunflower and suppo...Hi,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my <a href="http://smilingsunflower.blogspot.com/">Sunflower</a> and supporting me! Have a nice week!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://smilingsunflower.blogspot.com/">Sunflower</a>Sunflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947715277607297770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-47466516547702434042006-12-20T18:17:00.000-05:002006-12-20T18:17:00.000-05:00This painting is new to me, very interesting. Tha...This painting is new to me, very interesting. Thanks for sharing, I am looking forward to reading your answer.<br /><br />Jenny in CaJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575648677801906816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-64955096046765511232006-12-20T17:37:00.000-05:002006-12-20T17:37:00.000-05:00It might be James Hoban the architect of the Presi...It might be James Hoban the architect of the President's or Executive Mansion. (He also designed the Octagon House which was to become a temporary home for the Madison's after the burning of the Executive Mansion by the British in 1814. The reconstruction of the Executive Mansion demanded that the outside walls be whitewashed in order to cover up the char stains.) <br />Although George Washington oversaw the planning and construction of the new Federal City, he did not live long enough to see the completion of the President's house. (He wouldn't have been President either; Adams was the first to occupy the house.)<br />Officially, the home wasn't called the White House until the administration of Theodore Rossevelt.<br /><br />And I doubt any of them would have been wearing their Continental Army uniforms!<br /><br />A.M. WhittakerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-25236344650625348682006-12-20T13:54:00.000-05:002006-12-20T13:54:00.000-05:00they didn't have cranes back their to move things ...they didn't have cranes back their to move things around, so they had to rely on divine providence and clouds for moving large buildings. here pictured is the capitol building (which was mail ordered from a building supply house in paris) being delivered and lowered into place.Uiscehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402417143849168316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-7829486982250912752006-12-20T11:53:00.000-05:002006-12-20T11:53:00.000-05:00Oh, on second thought, maybe the painting was comm...Oh, on second thought, maybe the painting was commissioned to raise funds to complete the building project.CaliforniaTeacherGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103462772518548058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-75872200599331199622006-12-20T11:52:00.000-05:002006-12-20T11:52:00.000-05:00I don't know about the dual purpose, but it looks ...I don't know about the dual purpose, but it looks like the beginnings of the White House to me, the cornerstone having been laid in October 1792.CaliforniaTeacherGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103462772518548058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-37738025077252271242006-12-20T09:28:00.000-05:002006-12-20T09:28:00.000-05:00No, not Pierre L'Enfant though it does involve con...No, not Pierre L'Enfant though it does involve construction in D.C.<br /><br />Here's another hint.....this painting had a dual purpose.elementaryhistoryteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-69864581424070315562006-12-20T01:34:00.000-05:002006-12-20T01:34:00.000-05:00My only guess is that it's Pierre L'Enfant with hi...My only guess is that it's Pierre L'Enfant with his plans for the design of Washington, D.C. Isn't that the year he got the job?scribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.com